nbc news has learned that clifford stone will be named to the position. he will head guantanamo closure. it follows his renewed pledge to close the prison. 166 prisoners suspected of terrorism are being held at guantanamo. >>> we're following a developing story in syria. state tv reports several explosions on the western edge of damascus. it's the same neighborhood that houses several embassies. look at this video online. it appears to show rebels attacking syrian troops in another part of the capital. nbc news can not verify the authenticity of this video. the group claims it was targeting forces. >>> turkish union workers are holding a one-day strike over the forced eviction of protesters from the park. riot police fired water canons and tear gas on the demonstrators. a protest against plans to redevelop the park has spread to a broader discontent with the prime minister of turkey. >>> there's a new showdown between north korea and the u.s. over peace talks. north korea proposed they could sit down with the u.s. as long as there were no preconditions. t

president obama meanwhile has chosen attorney clifford stone to reopponent government office that wouldnamo bay. the d.c. lawyer who has served in both democratic and republican administrations and has worked with john kerrieses has informal adviser. it has been closed since january. house republicans passed a $638 billion defense bill on friday that would block the president from closing gitmo. part of the job would have him working to bring the two sides closer together. >>> a group of top celebrities has come together to ask the president to put an end to the use of nuclear weapons. >> obama: america's commitment to seek the peace and security of -- >> a world without nuclear weapons. >> of a world without nuclear weapons. >> this matters to people everywhere. >> some argue that the spread of these weapons cannot be stonned. cannot be checked. >> that's fatalism is a deadly adversary. >> how global zero produced the video. its goal was to get rid of the world's nuclear weapons by 2030. in order to make that happen, president obama has to move just beyond talking with russia and get t

clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: tonight totonight in another big story we are now less than 72 hours from a possible bart strike. negotiations arekron 4's j.r. stone is taking place. j.r. have the two sides made any progress this afternoon? >> reporter: well pam i just spoke with at axed or any health care or increase in salary and pensions have been changed but they would not answer my questions. if there is a strike >> ryder ship is down a bit this would be a better time than bursa's back-to-school season. where the writer should increases. where the rioter shipped >> the shows the disregard that they have for the workers in the public. we need to be negotiating at the table and not playing a plane games. >> we know that bart has the money and they could take care of everyone brett asking for fair contract. >> >> reporter: both of those some lights coming from bart muni members that are not happy with how the negotiations are going. reporting live in oakland j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> pam: there are some other options for commuters. one is a bus service that bart will operate. kron 4's justine waldman tells us how it works. but says it only can